Scarf ring



March 15, 1932. R TASHOFF 1,849,388

SCARF RING Filed June 1, 1931 INVENTOR firm/pf Myf Patented Mar. 15, 1932, f 1,349,3 3. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE"; RONALD rasirorrgor BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, I

sour RING g Application filed June 1, 1931. Serial 16 541307.-

This invention relates to clasps, clamps or Figure 2 is a toplplan view offthe ring, rings, adapted for use in conjunction with showing same in opened position in dot and wearing apparel such as scarfs and the like dash lines. I 1 v that usually require to be fastened by knot- F igure 3 is a side view .of the ring and 1 5 ting. v Figure 4 is a front elevationof a modified 55 One of the objects of the invention is to form of the invention." a 1 provide such a clasp or ring that will clamp In knotting a four-in-hand tie, one end of the tie or the like in such a manner as to form the'tie. is Wrapped aroundthe other end, and

a knot simulating portion without having to then brought upward and threaded through actually tie the said scarf to form a knot. the folds formed by the wrapping and finally 0 Another object of the invention is to protightened.- All this consumes considerable vide a'scarf ring of the nature referred to, time andrequiresskill to form a neat appear comprising a main body portion, a ringseging knot. Constant tying and untying of the ment pivotally secured to the said body porknot causes the tie tobecome wrinkled, soiled tion, and clasping or locking means on both and worn. I To obviate these undesirable 05 the body portion and segment for securing f r I hav perf cte my 6 n the said ring about the scarf. p v d. carf ring. V V

A further object of the invention is to pro- Referring now to the-drawings. in detail 5 vide such a ring with an ornamental geometindicates a four-in-hand necktie or scarf, the ric clasp or look at the front thereof. larger end 6 f which is wrapped'around the .70

Another object is to produce a device of smaller en'd'7and looped over the top. thereof the character described in which the maxiand permittedto hang down without tying. mum simplicity of construction and opera- To form a knot simulating portion 8, I tion is secured. pass the open ring 9 around the tie, close same I 5 Other objects and advantages will appear and adjust it to the required position on the 76 as the nature of the improvements is better tie. I understood, the invention consisting substan- The ring 9 comprises a shank or body portially in the novel arrangement and co-relation 10 preferably made of an upper wire tion ofparts herein fully described, and ilmember 11 soldered along its lower surface lustrated in the accompanying drawings, to the upper surface of a lower wire member wherein similar reference characters are used 12. The upper wire member 11 terminates to describe corresponding parts throughout in an end 13 and the lower member 12 in a the several views, and then finally pointed scroll 14. The opposite ends of the wires 11 out and specifically defined and indicated in and 12 are formed into a reduced hinge porthe appended claims. tion or ear 15 upon which is pivotally mounts5 The disclosure made the basis of exemplied by means of a pin 17 a segment or gate 16 fying the present inventive concept suggests comprising a lower wire member 22 and an a practical embodiment thereof, but the inupper wire member 18 which terminates at vention is not to be restricted to the exact the front thereof in a complementary scroll 1&0 details of this disclosure, and the'latter, there- 19 adapted to snap into the scroll 14 and have 90 fore, is to be understood from an illustrative locking engagement therewith at 20 and 21 I rather than a restrictive standpoint. (see Fig. 1) The lower wire member 22 ter- The inventive idea involved is capable of minates at the front thereof in an end 23, receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, whi h d a d the end 13 abut portion of the one of which, for the purpose of illustration, scrolls 14; and 19 respectively in lockingien- $15 is shown in the accompanying drawings, in gagement. which In Fig. 4, I have shown a modified form Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a of the invention wherein I employ rectanguscarf or necktie showin one form of my knot lar portions 25 and 26 forming my clasp or 52 forming ring as applie thereto. lock, 1 y

Various other geometrically formed clasps or locks'may be used if desired.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple and eificient tie ring adapted to form a knot simulating portion on a tie without actually knotting the tie,

v and thus prevent the soiling and Wearing of same. V 7

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1; A scarf ring, comprising a shank portion, a loop-like locking portion thereon, a gate pivotally secured to the said shank, and

a loop-like locking portion on the said gate for the purpose specified.

2. A scarf ring, comprising an upper and lower wire member, a gate of similar construction pivotally secured to the shank at oneend-thereof, awgeometric locking portion on'one of the shank wires at the end opposite to the pivot and a complementary geometric portion on the oppositely disposed gate wire adapted to lockingly engage the first mentioned geometric portion.

3. A scarf ring, comprising an upper and lower wire member, a gate of similar construction pivotally secured to the shank at one end thereof, a geometric locking portion )0 on one of the shank wires at the end opposite to the pivot, a complementary geometric portion on the oppositely disposed gate Wire adapted to lockingly engage the first mentioned geometric portion, an end on one of the shank wires abutting the geometric end of the gate when in closed position, and a similar end on one of the gate wires in abutment with the geometric end of the shank.

' RONALD TASHOFF. 

